Winding means



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' atta nthat JAMES A. CAMERON, F BItQOKlZ-YN, NEW YORK, AS SIG-NOR T0 CAMERON MACHINE COMPANY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, d CQEPORAIIOH OF NEW YORK.

WINDING MEANQ.

I Application filed duly 6, 1925. Serial 11's. erase.

This invention relates-generally to winding machines; and has more particularly reference to a reeling means associated with a papermaking or other machine from which a web of the flexible material flows uninters ruptedly. i

The manufacture of paper is a continuous process and one of the problems encountered is to wind the paper that issues from the 0 machine on successive reels or shafts substantially I without interruption.

The main objectand feature of this in-- 2O vention is disclosed in several concrete and preferredforms in which? Fig. l is aside elevation of a winding machine, somewhat diagrammatically'shown, embodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view looking in the direction of arrow 2 ofFigQl.

Fig. 3 is a side elevationof a winding machine, somewhat diagrammatically shown, embodying another form of the 1nv ention.

of arrow 4 of Fig. 3. s

Fig. 5 is a detail view, in section, of the bearing means for the winding shaft shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. 1

Fig.6 is aside elevation of a winding machine, somewhat diagrammatically shown, embodying a third form of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a view looking in the direction of arrow 7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a winding machine, somewhat diagrammatically shown, embodying a modification of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a view looking in the direction 45 of arrow9 of Fig.8.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a winding Ina chine somewhat diagrammatically shown, embodying a modification of the form of the invention shownin Fig. 3.

Fig. 11 is a view looking in the direction of arrow 11 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of a Winding ma chine somewhat diagrammatically shown, embodying a modification of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6.

arms 17 mounted on shaft .18, is provided Fig. 1a is a view 160m in the ail-anon of arrow 13 of Fig. 12.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 5, suitable winding means are there disclosed taking the form of a drum 10 with which is preferably associated an abutment member in the form of a second drum 11, the two drums being spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction. Unly one drum, however, need be positively driven, as by means of belt 12, but, if desired, both drums may be driven by a silent chain 13 or otherwise. lt'is preferable to use two drums arranged after a fashion of a two-drum surface-winding maehinebecause the paper is more easily controlled and may be handled with greater certainty than if one drum only is employed.

' Whatever form the winding means may take, and it may be obviously be varied widely, an auxiliary winding means is provided, here talnng the form of a roll ll driven in. any suitable Way as by means of I a belt 15 and pulleys from a shaft 16.

A; suitable support, here consisting of two for the reception of winding shaft 19.

Arms 17 have inclined open bearing sockets 20 for the reception of blocks 21 carried by winding shaft 19; and the blocks Fig. 4: is a view looking in the direction are preferably of smaller dimensions than the width of the sockets so that they will slide either on surface 22 or on surface 23 but not on both. The paper is'threaded between drum 10 and winding shaft 19 and wrapped around the latter. At this time said winding shaft 19 is not in corn tact-with drum 10 because of the position of arm 17 against stop 24 which causes block 21 to rest against surface 22 and this surface has a stop 25 (Fig. 5) that prevents the blocks from sliding all the way down into the-open bearing. Preferably, roll 14:

''does not extend all the way across to engage-the surface of winding shaft 19 but merely engages a roll or pulley 26 mounted on 19. In a sense, therefore, shaft 19 constitutes a center wind shaft; and, preferably, roll ldiand therefore winding shaft 19, is driven with an overspeed; that is-faster than the web is suppliedso as to take up any slack that may accumulate when starting the operation on a new winding shaft. Belt 15 is preferably a light belt, capable of slipping on its pulleys, and the fact that the belt isdriven, keeps shaft 19 it were a dead we ght. 7

After suificient paper has been accumulated in the shaft, arms 17 are swung to theleft (Fig. 1) thereby bringing the aper into contact with drum 10 and fina y into the valley, between drums '10 wise movement by shaft-abutment memand 11 asfindicated at 19 Sai'dshaft 19 in its bodily passage-over drum 10 rises in bearings and, as theposition of arms'17 is reversed, blocks 21 come against surface 23 thereby permitting said shaft to descend to the bottom of open bearings 20' when the shaft passes over thejhigh point of drum 10. When thefshaft descends intothe valley between the drums, it is kept from end-v bers 260 stationary on the framework; and it will be understood that the bodily move.- ment of the shaft over drum 10 takes place without breaking the web. Eventually, the

material in building up will cause blocks 21 to rise out of bearings 20, after which support 17 may be returned to its initial position.

In addition to the" above described or other means,- suitable means, as a transfer device, are provided to remove the finished roll from drums 10 and ll. As shown in Figs. 1 and'2 these means take the following form: 27 indicates two arms mounted on shaft 28 and these arms are provided with upright guides 29 for the receptionof blocks 21, the action being that-said arms are brought into the full line position 'shown in Fig, 1; and, as the material accumulates onshaft 19 it rises, and with it blocks 21, these blocks entering the upright guides until the winding. shaft attains, we will say, position 19". The roll .is now ready for removal and the web is severed transversely and wrapped around a new winding shaft 19 in .arms 17, these arms having meanwhile been moved back into the position adjacent roll 14. .Arms'27 are now moved to the left (Fig. 1), thereby moving the finished roll to a receiving support constituting here of tracks and a platform. In carrying out this action the ends of the winding shaftengagecurved tracks 30 as indicated at 19; aid, as the arms continue the tilting movement, blocks 21 gradually slip out of guides.

29 until the winding shaft attains the position 19 when it encounters latch 31. The parts are so related that the finished roll which is at this time a spinning mass is supported wholly by the winding shaft on the tracks until it comes to a state of rest when the latch may be removed and the finished roll droppedon a platform" or table 32 from whence it is subsequently removed.

Themeans for actuating the supports or arms 17 and 27 may vary widely but, preferably,,the partslare intergeared. in the follow ing manner: supports 17 and 27 carry gear sectors 33 and 34 that mesh with a pinion 35 and support 27: also has a gear sector-36 that meshes with'a' pinion 37 actuated by handwheel 38. When handwheel 38 is actuated,

the supports are moved inunison and it will be seen that in the form here disclosed the V arrangement is such that twowindingshafts that a new winding shaft can be inserted to rest on surface 22. Thus the paperis initially wound on a shaft independently of the main winding means and the winding operation is continued by the main winding means.

The web may be threaded between '10 and 19 by hand but preferably the following expedient, which is quite independent 'of the previously 'described means, is employed. The web 39, coming from the paper-making machine or other source of supply,- is carried beneath the winding means and is preferably placed on moving belt 40, taking the form of tapes passing over pulleys 41 and 42. 43 indicates a pluralityof fingers pivoted at 44 and extending between the tapes. When handle 45 is moved to the left in Fig. 1, fingers 43 are raised and with them the web which is thereby {placed on drum 10. If desired, an opening 46 .may be arranged adjacent the free end of fingers 43 leading to the cellar and through this opening waste web is carried by tapes 40.

In Figs, 3 and 4 is shown a modified form of the invention. Here roll 14, that drives the winding shaft ,initially before engage- .ment with the drum, is itself driven by friction from drum 10 by the following means: 47- is a friction pulley,-bearing against the surface of drum 10, which in turn, drives pulley 48 on counter-shaft 49 and thiscountershaft carries pulley 14 that engages pulley2 on winding shaft 19. In this form of the invention, support, or arms, 17 is actuated bymeans of handwheel 50 having been formed on thewinding shaft and has been transferred to a position in the valley between the drums by movement of sup- --port 17*, said. support 17 is returned to its 115 pinion 51 engaging gear sector 52. thereby started around a new winding shaft, support between the drums. Kt

reiasei initial position in contact with stop 24 and this brings rack bars 1 and bearing 58 in line with the windin shaft in the-valley this time, said rack bars 5-1 have been lowered in support 17 by -means of pinion 55 and they are now, by

the same means, raised untll bearings 58 em-.

brace blocks 22 when latch 59 is locked in position. The material now builds up on the winding shaft and, as the material rises,

17* is tilted by means of rack 52 and pinion 51 thereby bringing the completed roll out of the valley between the drums and entirely onto drum 11, the initially wound roll on the new winding shaft coming in contact with drum 10. The tilting movement of support 17- is now arrested by rack bars 54 coming in contact with adjustable stops-60. Handwheel 57 is now turned to raise bars 5st sufliciently to enable the wound material on the finished roll to clear drum 11 when further tilting movement of 17 takes place after stops 60 have been adjusted to admit of such movement. The finished-roll will now be above platform 32 but not in contact therewith and the new winding roll will have advanced over the surface of drum 10. When the completed roll ceases spinning, stops 60 are adjusted one more and the finished roll is deposited on platform 32 and the new winding roll is broughtinto the valley between the drums. If desired, brakes (not shown) may be applied to the finished roll to reduce the time necessary to bring it to a state of rest. ated to lower racks 5 and the new winding roll having built upsulficiently to raise blocks 21 out of jaws 20, support 17 may now be swung back thereby bringing it against stops 24 and bringing'the racks beneath and in line with the winding shaft that is in the valley between the drums."

When this position has been reachedthe.

racks are again elevated to bring-bearings 58 in contact with blocks .21.v

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a second modification of the invention in which support 17" assumes the form of horizontally movable members having open bearings that initially support the winding shaftadjacent roll 14 from which it is initially driven as in the other forms. Roll 14 may receive power in any way as by means-of belt 61 Support- 17 is provided with racks 62, actuated by pinion 63 and handwheel 64,-said support being slidably mounted in the framework. When a certain amount of paper has been accumulated on the winding Handwheel 57 is' nowoper shaft, support 17 is moved to the left 'in Fig. 6 'therebybringing the partially wound roll into enga'gement with drum 10 and then with both drums in thevalley therebetween,

the ends of the winding shaft being confined by vertical guides 65. When the paper has built up suhiciently to raise blocks 21 out of the jaws of support 17", the latter may be returned to its initial position. 66 indicates slides on guides 65, these slides having 67 movable aboutcenter 68: and it wil be understood that, when latch 69 is raised,

jaws 67 may be moved outwardly to bring them beneath blocks 21 after which said jaws are lockedin position by latch 69, As the roll of paper increases in diameter, slides 66 move upwardly on guides until a sutiicient amount of material has been accumulated when the web issevered and started around a new winding shaft adjacent roll 14. The finished roll may now be removed in any suitable way, asby means ofa crane engaging eyes 70 of blocks 21. In all forms of the invention, blocks 21 preferably have eyes 70 so that a cranemay be brought into action to take the roll at any point in the windingoperation should it be found desirable to do so. i

In Figs. 8 and 9 is shown a modification of the invention ofFigs. 1 and'2. In this instance. the abutment 71 is in the form of two stationary members instead of a drum,

as '11, in Fig. 1. .Also. instead of using square blocks, as 21 1n Fig. 1, there are employed round bearings 72; and instead of eve 70 there are now employed hooks 7 3 on the winding shaft. The operation of this device is the same as that described in conneztion with the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 except that the accumulated material rests on one drum mstead of two and the round bearings of the winding shaft come" in contact with abutment members 71 and then with abutments 74 of support 27.

In Figs. 10 and 11 a modification of the jconstruction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is disclosed. Here the initial winding means is omitted altogether, the winding shaft being brought into contact with drum 10 for the initial winding operation and is then carried over into contact with both drum 10 and curved stationary abutment members 75 against wh ch round bearings 76 roll as the material builds up.

1.. A winding machine including: a windin shaft a surface windin drum to wind material on the shaft, means for initiallysupporting said winding shaft out of contact w th the drum, and driving means to rotate said shaft while out of contact-with the drum to initiate the winding operationv by accumulating material on the shaft before engagement with the drum.

2. A winding machine including: a surface winding drum, a winding shaft, means for supporting said winding shaft -out of contactwith the drum driving means to rotate said shaftwhile out of contact with the drum to initiate the winding operation by accumulating material-on the shaft before engagement with the drum, and means for moving the. winding shaft to bring the.

accumulated material thereon into engagement with the drum to thereby continue the 1 winding operation.

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- 3. A winding machine including: a winding shaft, two surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction to wind material on the shaft, means forjinitially supporting said winding shaft out of contact with the drums, and driving means to rotate said shaft while out of contact'with the drums to initiate the winding operation by accumulating material on the shaftbe-. fore engagement with the drums.

4:. A winding machine including: a windmg shaft, two surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direct onto .wind material on the shaft. means for supporting said winding. shaft out of contact with the drums, driving means to rotate said shaft while out of contact with'the drums to initiate the winding operation by accu mulating material on the shaft before ienga'gement with the drums, and means for moving the winding shaft to bring the accumulated material thereon into engagement withthe' drums to thereby 'contlnue the winding 0 eration.

'5. winding machine including: two surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction to windlma- -.teria1- on the shaft, means for supporting said winding shaft out of contact with the drums, driving means to rotate said shaft while out of contact with the drums to'ini tiate the winding operation by accumulating material on the shaft before engagement with the drums, and means for moving the winding shaft to bring the accumulated material thereon into engagement first with one of the drums and then with both of the drums to continue'the winding operation.

6. A winding machine includingra surface winding drum, an abutment, a support for a winding shaft to carry it intowinding relation with the drum and abutment, a second support to receive a winding shaft that is in winding relation with the drum and abutnrcnt. and means for moving the second support to remove said winding shaft from winding relation with the drum and abutment.

7 A winding machine including two surface winding drums spaced apart and, r0-

tatable in the same direction, a support for a winding shaft to carry it into winding relation with the drums, a second support to receive a winding shaft that is in winding relation wlth the drums, and means for movmg the second support to remove said wind ing shaft from winding relation with the drums.

8. A winding machme including: two surface winding drums spaced apart and ro-.

tatable in the same direction, a support for a winding shaft, means for moving said support to bring the winding shaft into winding relation first with one of said drums and thereafter with both of said drums, a second support to receive a winding shaft that is in Winding relation With the drums, and means for moving thesecond support to receive.

said winding shaft from'winding relation with the drums.

9. Awinding machine'including: two surface winding drums spaced apart and ro I tatable in the same direction, a support for a winding shaft, means for-moving said support to bring the winding shaft over the face winding drum, an abutment member, a I

support for a winding shaft to carry it'into wi-nd'ing relation with the drum and abut- *ment member, a second support to recelve a winding shaft that is in Winding relation with the drum and abutment members and to carry said shaft away from winding relation'with said drum and abutment member, and-means for simultaneously actuating both supports. v,

11. A winding machine including: two

surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction, a support for a winding shaft to carry it into winding re lation with the drums, a second support to receive a windingshaft that is in winding relation with the drums and to remove it from winding relation .with the drums, and

means for simultaneously actuating bothsupports.

125A winding machine including: .two

I surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction, a support for awindingshaft movable to bring the winding shaft into winding relation first with one of said drums and thereafter with both of said drums, a second support to receive a winding shaft that is in winding relation shaft that is in winding relation with the with the drums and movale to remove the winding shaft from winding relation with the drums, and means for simultaneously actuating both supports.

13. A winding machine including: two surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same direction, a support for' a winding shaft movable to bring the shaft over the surface of one drum with the accumulated material in contact therewith, and

'then into winding relation between the drums, a second support to receive a winding drums and movable to hung a winding shaft away from the first drum by moving it over the surface of the second drum withthe accumulated material in contact therewith.

14. A winding machine including: two surface winding drums spaced apart and rotatable in the same-direction to wind material on a shaft, a winding'shaft to be placed in winding relation with the drums in the there between; a receiving support valle he winding shaft to sustain it with the for t material accumulated thereon out of engagement with the winding drums, and a transferdevice to receive the winding shaft when in position between the drums, to carry it out of position between the drums and to eject it to the receiving support.

over the surface winding means and to eject it to the receiving support.

Signed at New York, in the borough of Brooklyn county of Kings and state of New York, this 2nd day of J uly,- 1925 JAMES A. CAMERON. 

